trapping dialers

[Guest]

Hi all
How can I trap a dialer program that activates a dial up
connection in Win 98 or Win
XP.
These dialers are a result of malware and also certain
applications that require some sort of registration. Not
all malware/antivirus programs can detect these diallers.
Thanks
Roger

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you tried these programs:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Roger,

In WinXP:

Modem Automatically Attempts a Dial-Up Connection [Q316530]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316530

In Win98:

Modem Attempts to Dial When Windows Starts [Q175312]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=175312

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks for the help. Yes I have tries these programs. I
do not always load these programs on the machine that I
work with. Therefore I need alternate methods.
Sometimes if the dialer programs are not removed from the
add/Remove program and when the antimalware is run it
causes registry problems (sometimes anightmare)
At times these dialers do not appear anywhere.
Thanks again to all.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi,
Thanks for the help. Yes I have tries these programs. I
do not always load these programs on the machine that I
work with. Therefore I need alternate methods.

Well, I guess you could format and reinstall entirely, but that sounds like
overkill . Why not just load the recommended software and use it? If you
want to get rid of malware/spyware, that's the way.

Sometimes if the dialer programs are not removed from the
add/Remove program and when the antimalware is run it
causes registry problems (sometimes anightmare)

Have you used the *latest* versions of AdAware and Spybot and CWShredder? I
haven't had problems like this - but if you've run into a particularly
recalcitrant malware app, post details about it or google it by name to see
if there's a fix.

 

[R. McCarty]

Try PestPatrol's on-line scan.
http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"